{"product_id":"9781845119065","title":"Persian Prose A History of Persian Literature, Vol V","description":"\u003ch3\u003eHistory of Persian Literature\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003ePersian Prose\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eA History of Persian Literature, Vol V\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBo Utas\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eLiterary Criticism \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003eVolume V of \u003ci\u003eA History of Persian Literature\u003c\/i\u003e presents a broad survey of Persian prose: from biographical, historiographical, and didactic prose, to scientific manuals and works of popular prose fiction. It  analyzes the rhetorical devices employed by writers in different periods in their philosophical and political discourse; or when their aim is primarily to entertain rather than to instruct , the chapters describe different techniques used to transform old stories and familiar tales into novel versions to entice their audience.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMany of the texts in prose cited in the volume share a wealth of common lore and literary allusions with Persian poetry. Prose and poetry frequently appear on the same page in tandem.  In different ways, therefore,  this creative interplay demonstrates the perennial significance of intertextuality,  from the earliest times  to the present; and help us in the process to further our understanding and enhance our enjoyment of Persian literature in its different manifestations throughout history\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003eBo Utas is Professor Emeritus in Iranian languages at Uppsala University, Sweden. He has published on a wide array of subjects within Iranian linguistics, literature and religion including \u003ci\u003eArabic and Iranian elements in New Persian prosody\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eArabic prosody and its applications in Muslim poetry\u003c\/i\u003e, (1994) and \u003ci\u003eThe aesthetic use of New Persian\u003c\/i\u003e (1998).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEhsan Yarshater was the Director of the Center for Iranian Studies and Professor Emeritus of Iranian Studies, Columbia University and the Founding Editor of the Encyclopaedia Iranica.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e12 August 2021\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eI.B. Tauris\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781845119065\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e600\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e32.8\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51333087592588,"sku":"9781845119065","price":121.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_d1c47a9e-e583-4195-8477-a3d7119fc6b2.jpg?v=1783608501","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781845119065","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}